Hiking is _________ great fun. You will get close to________ nature and take exercise at the same time.

A. a; the B. /; / C. /; the D. a; /

Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon_______ ill with a fever and died in Egypt.

A. seemed B. stayed C. sounded D. fell

---The police have been______ the area for quite a long time.

---I’ve also noticed that. What have they been______?

A. searching; searching

B. searching for; searching

C. searching; searching for

D. searching for ; searching for

Mr Smith will not be able to attend his sons wedding ceremony, because he_______ an important speech.

A. will be giving B. has given

C. gives D. will have given

Mrs Mavis said the aliens took her away so that they could do research _______ her.

A. on B. for C. about D. with

She_______ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.

A. turned down B. came across

C. took after D. dealt with

It was_______ back home after the experiment.

A. not until midnight did he go

B. not until midnight that he went

C. until midnight that he didnt go

D. until midnight when he didnt go

Due to the right decision, our company managed to ______ the most difficult time.

A. survive B. live C. schedule D. escape

Toms words on which our decision was ______ werent true.

A. base B. basing

C. to be based D. based

---Why didnt you tell him about the meeting?

--- He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word.

A. until B. before C. when D. after